1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 476 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 850 121 699 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 317 103 260 Average per acre .........dollars.. 665 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 032 14 301 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 439 acres.. 51 593 48 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 317 320 acres.. 15 633 14 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 10 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 797 9 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 986 18 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 178 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 619 9 340 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 5 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 084 9 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 386 18 048 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 476 508 $1,000.. 1 715 1 151 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 603 2 266 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 153 Other ............................... 301 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 349 200 days or more ................... 214 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 403 423 number.. 19 230 19 902 Beef cows ..................farms.. 355 351 number.. 9 157 8 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 56 72 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 407 422 number.. 13 869 10 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 52 number.. 4 579 4 365 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 49 number.. 7 868 9 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 54 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 18 acres.. 172 488 bushels.. 12 200 30 880 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 2 acres.. 50 (D) tons, green.. 630 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 203 bushels.. 0 9 090 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 101 bushels.. (D) 3 400 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 108 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 309 311 acres.. 15 183 13 752 tons, dry.. 18 990 21 413 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .